This 15 April 2019 video says about itself:
Firefighters are considering Notre Dame Cathedral fire an accident
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. There had been ongoing construction and renovation to the building. CNBC’s Sue Herera reports.
This 15 April 2019 video says about itself:
Pictures of Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral on fire | ITV News
France’s famous Notre-Dame Cathedral is burning, with video showing the building flaming and billowing smoke.
More here.
This video is a live stream of the fire.
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Impressively heartbreaking sight.
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You are right. We don’t know the exact cause yet, but it seems to have been restauration. Maybe the restauration work was going too fast and with too little regard for safety for financial resons.
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https://twitter.com/patrickgaley/status/1117848909877895171
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Watching closely from my side of the pond. I know that good people are working tirelessly to save this sacred space.
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See also
https://www.wired.com/story/the-notre-dame-fire-and-the-future-of-history/
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